12-Letter Words Matching __L________R

There are 21 12-letter words that match __L________R. 9 are common words, such as CALLIGRAPHER and COLLABORATOR. A rarer one is TELLUROMETER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

calligraphercollaboratorfilibusterergalvanometerpaleographerpolicyholdertelecommutertelemarketerteleprompterballadmongercoldshouldergalactometerhallucinatorholidaymakermollycoddlermultiangularmultinuclearrelinquisheryellowhammersoliloquizertellurometer

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Words
21 (9 common words)
Common example
calligrapher
Rare example
tellurometer
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching __l________r are there?

21. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CALLIGRAPHER is among the common words in this set.